Tag: Watchdog

The energy department is moving too slowly in retiring radioactively contaminated buildings and in getting rid of radioactive materials present in active plants. (AP Photo)

Energy and Environment

Energy Department falling behind on nuclear contamination, radioactive waste

Ethan Barton · March 26, 2015 9:00 am

Tax subsidies help pay for an estimated $18 billion advantage against private sector rivals like Fed Ex, as well as the Postal Service's First Class mail delivery monopoly.

$18 billion in special privileges boost Post Office against rivals like FedEx, UPS

Ethan Barton · March 26, 2015 9:00 am

Stricter border crossing control may have slowed Mexican migration.Â (AP Photo/Delcia Lopez, File)

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol spent millions on field radios that don’t work

Sarah Bedford · March 26, 2015 9:00 am

Spending on information technology at the Department of Health and Human Services will skyrocket this year as the agency ramps up technical support for Medicaid. (iStock)

Report projects feds will go billions over Medicaid information tech budget

Sarah Bedford · March 25, 2015 8:40 pm

U.S. Customs and Border Protection records showed the Justice Department had used its drones 95 times between 2010 and 2013, although the flight records did not indicate how involved Justice branches were in the operations. (AP Photo/U.S. Customs and Border Protection, File)

Tax dollars flew out the window as Justice bureau bought drones it never flew

Sarah Bedford · March 25, 2015 6:02 pm

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy listens to reporters' questions during a meeting with media in the U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See residence in Rome earlier this year. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Energy and Environment

House science panel subpoenas 5,000 text messages to and from Gina McCarthy

Ethan Barton · March 25, 2015 5:15 pm

The TSA PreCheck program allows individuals who have passed prior background checks to move quickly through designated lanes of airport security so that security agents can focus on travelers going through the regular lanes.Â (John Moore/Getty Images)

House panel to know why ‘notorious felon’ got expedited airport screening

alicia-hesse · March 25, 2015 12:25 pm

Grassley pushes for new investigations of Clinton email, Abedin’s special status

Mark Tapscott · March 25, 2015 9:00 am

Federal employees owed more in delinquent taxes last year than any year in the past decade. (iStock Photo)

More than 100,000 feds owe back taxes

Sarah Bedford · March 24, 2015 11:07 pm

Department of Homeland Security Deputy Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas exerted "improper influence" on behalf of three applicants for a federal program that grants residency to foreign investors in U.S. projects. (AP Photo)

Homeland Security exec used ‘improper influence’ to favor Reid, McAuliffe

Mark Tapscott · March 24, 2015 9:52 pm

The state agency came up with "good cause" to continue funneling money to providers suspected of fraud. (iStock Photo)

Ohio ignored hundreds of Medicaid fraud cases, gave funds to shady providers

Sarah Bedford · March 24, 2015 7:16 pm

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid overpaid hospitals by an estimated $4.6 million for returning patients. (iStock Photo)

Federal healthcare officials have ignored watchdog ideas worth billions

alicia-hesse · March 24, 2015 6:16 pm